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John 9:34
34They answered and said to him, Thou hast been wholly born in sins, and thou teachest us? And they cast him out.
John 9:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
- New International Version (NIV)To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They answered him, "You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?" And they cast him out.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They answered and said to him, “You were completely born in sins, and are you teaching us?” And they cast him out.
Context of John 9:34
32Since time was, it has not been heard that any one opened the eyes of one born blind. 33If this [man] were not of God he would be able to do nothing. They answered and said to him, Thou hast been wholly born in sins, and thou teachest us? And they cast him out. 35Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him, he said to him, Thou, dost thou believe on the Son of God? 36He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?
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ἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· ἐν ἁμαρτίαις σὺ ἐγεννήθης ὅλος καὶ σὺ διδάσκεις ἡμᾶς; καὶ ἐξέβαλον αὐτὸν ἔξω.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 9:34
- John 9:2And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this [man] or his parents, that he should be born blind?
- John 8:41Ye do the works of your father. They said [therefore] to him, We are not born of fornication; we have one father, God.
- Job 14:4Who can bring a clean [man] out of the unclean? Not one!
- Job 15:14What is man, that he should be pure? and he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
- Job 25:4And how should man be just with God? Or how should he be clean that is born of a woman?
- Psalms 51:5Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
- Galatians 2:15We, Jews by nature, and not sinners of [the] nations,
- Ephesians 2:3among whom we also all once had our conversation in the lusts of our flesh, doing what the flesh and the thoughts willed to do, and were children, by nature, of wrath, even as the rest:
- John 9:40And [some] of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, Are we blind also?
- John 7:48Has any one of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?
- Genesis 19:9And they said, Back there! And they said [again], This one came to sojourn, and he must be a judge? Now we will deal worse with thee than with them. And they pressed hard on the man — on Lot; and drew near to break the door.
- Exodus 2:14And he said, Who made thee ruler and judge over us? dost thou intend to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? Then Moses feared, and said, Surely the matter is known.
- 2 Chronicles 25:16And it came to pass as he talked with him, that [Amaziah] said to him, Hast thou been made the king's counsellor? Forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbore, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.
- Proverbs 9:7He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked [man] [getteth] to himself a blot.
- Proverbs 26:12Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
- Proverbs 29:1He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and without remedy.
Commentaries on John 9:34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Thou wast altogether born in sins - Thou hast not only been a vile wretch in some other pre-existent state, but thy parents also have been grossly iniquitous; therefore thou and they are punished by this blindness: Thou wast altogether born in sins - thou art no other than a sinful lump of deformity, and utterly unfit to have any connection with those who worship God. And they cast him out - They immediately excommunicated him, as the margin properly…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Wast born in sins - That is, thou wast born in a state of blindness a state which proved that either thou or thy parents had sinned, and that this was the punishment for it. See John 9:2. Thou wast cursed by God with blindness for crime, and yet thou dost set up for a religious teacher! When people have no arguments, they attempt to supply their place by revilings. When they are pressed by argument, they reproach their adversaries with crime, and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-34Verses 24-34 As Christ's mercies are most valued by those who have felt the want of them, that have been blind, and now see; so the most powerful and lasting affections to Christ, arise from actual knowledge of him. In the work of grace in the soul, though we cannot tell when, and how, and by what steps the blessed change was wrought, yet we may take the comfort, if we can say, through grace, Whereas I was blind, now I see. I did live a worldly, sensual…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34Discipline such as being thrown out of the synagogue was not uncommon. It brought social isolation that might require the man’s departure from the village. Such serious persecution was precisely what Jesus predicted for his followers (15:18–27; 16:2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3424-34. Give God the praise; we know that this man is a sinner--not wishing him to own, even to the praise of God, that a miracle had been wrought upon him, but to show more regard to the honor of God than ascribe any such act to one who was a sinner.Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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